Banisteriopsis caapi contains beta-carbolines which act as an MAO-inhibitor. This means that it stops certain chemicals from being broken down by the human brain, such as DMT in plants like mimosa hostilis, psychotria viridis and phalaris arundinacea and tryptamines in magic mushrooms.
Effects:
Banisteriopsis caapi alone will not give any pleasant or interessanting trip. But combined with mushrooms or DMT it will give an intense trip.
Usage:
The leaves of the plant which grows in South-America are never used; the active piece is the inside of the bark. There is no standard recipe for Ayahuasca but 30 grams of B. Caapi and 30 grams Psychot
Warnings:
Banisteriopsis Caapi is an MAO-inhibitor. When you combine it with certain psychoactive products or food, it can cause headache, sickness, or worse. It can even be deadly! Please refer to our MAO-Inhibitor page for a list of products to avoid.
Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine, is the foremost ingredient of ayahuasca, a traditional medicinal tea from the Amazon region. The vine itself is also called ayahuasca, or a host of ot...
